Pettinella Montepulciano d'Abbruzo 2022 NO20230712 and chalk is the whole

and chalk is the whole story here: it gives the wine its taut

rented whatever old parcels they could find

Don't let the name trip you up: Melon a Queue Rouge is a Jura cousin of Chardonnay whose stems turn red at harvest

Melchior Kemper farmed this Napa ranch from 1881 to 1895

elderflower and violet root over a broad swath of lemon oil

Pettinella Montepulciano d'Abbruzo 2022 NO20230712 and chalk is the wholeMontepulciano d'Abruzzo is one of Italy's most abused names and one of its best values, depending entirely on who made it. The grape has nothing to do with the Tuscan town of Montepulciano, and in the hills of Abruzzo it produces a dark, plush, tannic red that can be either a bulk commodity or a genuinely great wine. Pettinella sits firmly on the good side, making Montepulciano the traditional way rather than the industrial one. The 2022 is exactly